Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite nine surahs in the three rak‘ahs of Witr. In one rak‘ah:“Alhakumuttakathur”(Surah At-Takathur),“Inna anzalnahu fee laylatil qadr”(Surah Al-Qadr),“Iza zulzilatil ardu zilzalaha”(Surah Az-Zalzalah); and in the second rak‘ah:“Wal ‘asr”(Surah Al-‘Asr),“Iza ja’a nasrullahi walfath”(Surah An-Nasr),“Inna a‘taynakal kawthar”(Surah Al-Kawthar); and in the third rak‘ah:“Qul ya ayyuhal kafirun”(Surah Al-Kafirun),“Tabbat yada abi lahabin watabb”(Surah Al-Masad),“Qul huwa Allahu ahad”(Surah Al-Ikhlas).